Wellness
Closing In On Ingrown Toenails
Wearing tight, closed-toed shoes is an invitation for ingrown toenails. Soreness, irritation, and pain are just a few symptoms clients live with. Here we give you tried-and-true solutions to ease client discomfort.
Don't Be Sidelined by Carpal Tunnel
Heeding your body's warning signs may be the best way to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel in the News
Is surgery more effective than wearing a splint for carpal tunnel relief? Study shows wearing a magnetic wrist wrap also reduces pain.
Stretch Your Day
Nail techs can significantly reduce muscle tension and soreness and lower stress levels simply by incorporating a few yoga poses and breathing techniques into their daily work routine.
The Help Desk
"What can I do for a client with dry, rough, cracked hands?" asks our first reader.
It's Getting Hot In Here
A rash of salon fires reminds salon owners just how much they stand to lose. Knowing the potential fire dangers that exist in your salon and taking steps to curb them, as well as determining what your business is worth and getting good insurance coverage will help prevent a fire in your salon and minimize its effects should the worst come to pass.
How Do You Combat Burnout?
In this month's Reader To Reader forum, we hear that sometimes learning more can be an inspiration.
Bacteria: Back to the Basics
As a nail tech, you come in close contact with a number of people on a regular basis, in a type of interaction that makes the spread of bacteria and disease not only possible, but likely. With the recent spotlight on bacteria-related mishaps in the nail industry, we decided to revisit its history, causes, and remedies.
Surgery Shown to Be Very Effective for Carpal Tunnel
Woman Awarded $3.1 Million After Contracting Herpes at Salon
Six months after the manicure, Preston filled a lawsuit against the salon, contending the herpes has damaged her overall health and she can no longer live a normal life.
Just Add Water to Care for Brittle Nails
Caused by dehydration, brittle nails are the bane of the modern woman. Put to rest the old wives’ tales of gelatin and calcium supplements while teaching clients the tips and tricks that really work.
Footspa Cleaning Guidelines for Nail Technicians
After last year’s bacterial outbreak in a Watsonville, Calif., salon, the California Bureau of Barbering and Cosmetology laid out cleaning regulations for salons using whirlpool pedicure footspas. Use this step-by-step guide to make sure you are getting your footspas clean enough to protect your clients.
The Help Desk
"I have been a nail tech for a little over two years and I still have trouble blending the tips so that they don’t show through the acrylic at all. Do you have any advice?"
Carpal Tunnel: Take Matters Into Your Own Hands
Once viewed as “ New-age alternatives,” massage, acupuncture, and the Alexander techniques are gaining ground as conservative approaches to preventing and alleviating the painful and sometimes debilitating symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Let’s Keep the Watsonville Story Alive
It doesn't show our industry in the best light, but it keeps us on our toes.
“20/20” Hindsight
Did the media finally get it right? The nail community debates the merits of the long-awaited story on MM A usage that aired on the ABC news magazine show “20/20.”
Darling Starts Canadian Nail Alliance
As an instructor at the Ottawa Academy & West End Academy in Gloucester, Ontario, Tanis Darling has started the Nail Tech Alliance of Canada. One of its goals is to implement a standardized nail curriculum throughout the country.